The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan provided us with relief money of 120,000 US dollars (approximately 1 million yen) regarding the Great East Japan Earthquake.

• Date: 14.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from presstrust.com

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that Japan would abandon plans to build more nuclear reactors, saying his country needed to "start from scratch" in creating a new energy policy

• Date: 11.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from sott.net

Japan remains committed to nuclear power despite the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Prime Minister Naoto Kan indicated Sunday, as workers moved closer to repairing the crippled plant by opening the doors of a damaged reactor building.

• Date: 09.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from nytimes.com

Ukraine will be able to get liquefied gas from Azerbaijan in three years.

• Date: 01.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from world247.net

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has criticised Japan for its "slow" reaction to its nuclear disaster and for building nuclear reactors in earthquake-prone zones.

• Date: 01.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from abc.net.au

The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami.

• Date: 22.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Japanese exports fell more than expected in March, as damage from last month's earthquake and tsunami affected shipments.

• Date: 20.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

The Japanese government has ordered the operator of the nuclear plant damaged by last month's quake and tsunami to pay compensation to affected families.

• Date: 15.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk